On This Day in History

(AURN News) — On this day, March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, a sailor of African and Native American descent, became the first…

(AURN News) — On this day, March 4, 1877, Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky. The son of a formerly…

(AURN News) — Thirty-five years ago today, Rodney King, a Black motorist, was kicked, struck with a Taser and beaten by four…

(AURN News) — On this day, March 2, 1867, Howard University was established in Washington, D.C., in the aftermath of the Civil…

(AURN News) — Marian Anderson, one of the 20th century’s most celebrated singers, was born on Feb. 27, 1897, in Philadelphia. She…

(AURN News) — Fourteen years ago today, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, while walking home from a…

(AURN News) — On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first Black man to serve in the United States Senate.…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1865, the Kentucky General Assembly refused to ratify the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery except…

(AURN News) — On Feb. 23, 1989, the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awarded its first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance…

(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 20, 1927, trailblazing actor and director Sidney Poitier was born in Miami. He became the…

(AURN News) — On Feb. 19, 1919, the first Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, convened in Paris at the close…

(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 17, 1942, Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana. He later grew up in…